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International Symposium
Universities in Global Society: Framework of Education for Prospective Global Leaders

[Date & Time] January 23, 2017 (Mon), 14:30–17:30[Venue] Okuma Small Auditorium[Language] English and Japanese (simultaneous interpretation will be provided)[Registration Fee]Free of charge[Contact][email protected][Prospective Listeners]Graduate and Undergraduate students, University faculties and staffs and other
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OVERVIEW

This symposium will focus on international collaboration in education and research and introduce global initiatives at Waseda University. Part 1 will be an overview of Waseda University’s global engagement strategies. This part will also include invited talks on global engagement strategies by representatives from three universities overseas, which have structured new educational frameworks for the Top Global University project (TGU). Part 2 will look at specific cases in the joint appointment system and the joint supervision program, which were established with the University’s aim to implement a joint degree program in the future. Moreover, doctoral students who have received education and research guidance abroad, as well as respective faculty members from their partner institutions, will share their experiences on these frameworks.

16：10 Waseda University’s Efforts 1 “Efforts and Challenges in Borderless Education and Research through Joint Appointments and Joint Supervision” by Professor Hiroyuki Nishide, Leader of the Energy and Nanomaterials Unit, Waseda University

16：45 Waseda University’s Efforts 2 “International Collaboration Strategies in the Empirical Analyses of Political Economy Unit” by Professor Aiji Tanaka, Leader of the Empirical Analyses of Political Economy Unit, Waseda University

17：00 Doctoral Student Experiences “Joint Research Guidance at IIT, University of Chicago, University of Bonn and Korea University” by Mr. Kento Yamagishi, Mr. Ryo Kato, Mr. Satoru Wakabayashi, and Mr. Shunsuke Kawano from Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering

ORGANIZER

Organizer: TGU Steering Conference, Waseda University
Co-Organizer: Leading Graduate Program in Science and Engineering, Waseda University (Funded from the Program for Leading Graduate Schools, MEXT) / Three Dimensional Development of Lab-Exchange type Biomedical Science Research Consortium, Waseda University（Funded from Core-to-Core Program, JSPS）